Washington and Lee University junior Jarrett Brotzman has received the Schlegel Prize for International Studies for the best paper on foreign affairs or international relations in a politics seminar. The prize honors a W&L alumnus who died during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Lovancy Ingram, a 2001 alumna, is part of a relatively new instrumental group called Porterfield Rose, which was formed in late 2008 and has just released its first CD, Echoes of Rose. A journalism and mass communications major who lives in Washington, D.C., Lovancy served as assistant concertmaster for the University Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra. Porterfield […]
A story in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette earlier this month focused on the research being conducted at Hendrix College in Conway by Jennifer Peszka, a 1994 Washington and Lee graduate and an associate professor of psychology and head of the department at Hendrix. Jennifer received the M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Southern Mississippi and […]
When students at Washington and Lee University eat at the on-campus dining facility, the Marketplace, they are completing a process that benefits not only themselves — the food is both delicious and nutritious — but also local food vendors, the local economy and the environment. In 2009, the percentage of local food used by W&L's dining facilities increased to an estimated 32 percent, up from 25 percent the previous year and 8.5 percent in 2007-2008.
Jackie Northam, national security correspondent for National Public Radio, will address "Afghanistan: Surge Without a Cause" in a lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Room 327 of Huntley Hall at Washington and Lee University.
Several students groups at Washington and Lee are joining forces to support Haitian earthquake relief. The Bonner Leaders Program, the Caribbean Society, the Nabors Service League and the Student Association for International Learning (SAIL) are joining together to take the lead in developing fundraising strategies that will kick off at Sunday night’s (Jan. 17) MLK Keynote address, which will feature Julian Bond at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel. According to Caitlin Edgar, a sophomore from De Pere, Wisc., and a member of Bonner Leaders Program, the groups will place donation receptacles at strategic locations around the campus beginning with Lee Chapel for the MLK event. “We have some additional fundraising strategies in mind and hope to get those launched during the next week,” Caitlin said.
An article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch last month reported on Washington and Lee alumnus Paul S. Trible's new venture — an online store selling men's shirts offering "European quality, English fit and American style; all at an attainable price." Paul and his business partner, Paul Watson, planned Ledbury while they were in Oxford, pursuing M.B.A. […]
Philip L. Cline, the Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Management and Economics Emeritus at Washington and Lee University, died Tuesday at his home in Lexington. He was 64.
Dr. Scott Swartzwelder, professor of psychiatry and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University Medical Center, will speak at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Stackhouse Theater of Elrod Commons.
A story in Tuesday's edition of Automotive News reports that Bright Automotive, the Indiana-based company of which Washington and Lee alumnus Reuben Munger '95 is chairman, is set to sign an agreement with a major automaker for the company's plug-in hybrid vehicles. Bright Automotive made a big splash last April when it unveiled the prototype […]
Although cell phones have been a staple of college students' communications gear for some years now, the smart-phone revolution is taking over campuses.
Burr Datz ’75, director of leadership development and coordinator of religious life at Washington and Lee since 2000, has been named the campus minister for Lexington's St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. His last day in his W&L position was Dec. 31, but he's still going to be much in evidence around his alma mater since he'll […]
Congratulations to Dewey Oxner, '56, 58L, on his selection to receive the 2009 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award from the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Dewey is a Shareholder Emeritus of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., in the firm's Greenville office. He will receive the award on Jan. 22 at the South Carolina Bar’s Annual Convention’s plenary […]
A recent article on the auto racing blog, AutoRacing1.com, highlighted the accomplishments of Washington and Lee alumnus Chris Dyson '00. Dyson Racing: The Legacy Continues described the way that Chris's father, Rob, has moved away from day-to-day leadership of the team, leaving it to Chris, who serves as an owner-driver. Another feature story about Chris […]
Washington and Lee University journalism professor Claudette Artwick sees value in social media to supplement traditional media in certain instances but worries about a potential "digital divide."
The Right Honourable Lord Frederick Edward Robin Butler of Brockwell, who led a major investigation into the British decision to go to war in Iraq, will give a public lecture, "Iraq and the Lessons for Intelligence," at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. in Stackhouse Theatre.
“A Conversation with Jane Mayer,” author and staff writer for The New Yorker, will be held at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 5 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater in the Elrod Commons.
The Roanoke Times recently highlighted the vintage postcard collection of Robert F. Stauffer, a 1965 graduate of Washington and Lee who retired in 2008 after 25 years on the faculty of Roanoke College. The Times article quoted Stauffer as calling these postcards "the tweets of the early 20th century" and reproduced 12 of the cards, […]
Tim Jost, the Robert L. Willett Family Professor of Law at W&L, will among the experts on a live panel discussion about health insurance exchanges on C-SPAN Friday (1/8) afternoon. The show will air from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. Throughout the debate on health care reform, Tim has been in demand for comment from […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood will address Washington and Lee University's annual Founders' Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel.
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1998, will present the keynote address for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at Washington and Lee University on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel.
John M. McCardell Jr., a 1971 graduate of Washington and Lee and a member of the Board of Trustees since 2008, was named today as the vice chancellor and president of the University of the South-Sewanee. John is president emeritus of Middlebury College in Vermont, where he served from 1992 to 2004. Sewanee's announcement, including […]
Washington and Lee alumni of the 1970s or 1980s who happen to dine at the new Chinese restaurant open now in Cape Coral, Fla., may be familiar with the artwork that they see at Chen's China Bistro. A feature story on the new restaurant in the North Fort Myers Neighbor spends almost as much time […]
Artists Jeff Louviere and Vanessa Brown will present a public lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Concert Hall of Wilson Hall at Washington and Lee University in conjunction with their current exhibition at Washington and Lee's Staniar Gallery.
Washington and Lee University’s Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa will recognize three honorary initiates in addition to 28 student initiates at the Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation which will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel.
The Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., is pleased to present the solo exhibition “Inside Out,” paintings by Kathleen Olson. The exhibition will show through June 30, 2010, in the Williams Gallery, Huntley Hall.
The four Washington and Lee students who participated in the 10-day trip to Israel during their December break through Taglit-Birthright Israel returned with glowing descriptions of their experience. Wrote Zach Segall, a senior from Owings Mills, Md.: "I expected to be amazed by the sights, people, culture, food, etc. — such expectations were both met […]
The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee University (CKWL) has added a weekend snack program for children to its hunger-relief services in Rockbridge County.
A recent report to the U.S. Congress from the Federal Trade Commission examining virtual worlds prominently cites the work of two Washington and Lee law professors.
It's never too early to start making plans for the Washington and Lee reunions this spring, and a new blog site makes it easier than ever. Just go to Reunions at W&L to keep abreast of the latest plans for the weekend of April 30 to May 2. You can filter the information by class […]
Lexington has its own Facebook fan page where you can see photos and keep up with the latest doings in Metro Lex. You can become a fan at this link and try your hand at Trivia Tuesday. Lexington's got almost 4,500 fans already–more than our official Washington and Lee Facebook page. So as long as you're […]
When she entered college, Julie Slonecki was a self-taught musician who could not read music. Two years later, as a junior music major at Washington and Lee University, Slonecki has published her own indie rock album called "Borders."
The two feet of snow that blanketed Lexington and Rockbridge County on the weekend made for treacherous conditions but spectacular photography (and videography). Photographer Kevin Remington was on the W&L campus before the plows and a his shot of Holekamp Hall at the right shows what it looked like Saturday. And Terry Vosbein, professor of […]
Washington and Lee University music professor and composer Terry Vosbein's new CD, "Progressive Jazz 2009," is a rousing tribute to Stan Kenton performed by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.
Washington and Lee English professor Marc Conner hopped up on WMRA radio's Civic Soapbox to discuss his recent visit to the National Book Awards when he opted not to heed Thoreau's imperative (“beware of any enterprise that requires new clothes") and wore a tuxedo to the gala event in New York City. The awards, which […]
The Daily Beast, former New Yorker editor Tina Brown's Web site, has named its 15 hottest colleges of the decade this week, and Washington and Lee comes in at No. 13. The list was compiled by Kathleen Kingsbury, who writes about education issues for The Daily Beast and also for TIME magazine. There is not […]
If you are worried about gaining a few unwanted pounds as the holidays approach, a Washington and Lee alumna has created a gift that might just be what you need. Jennifer Galardi of the Class of 1996 has just produced a new DVD called "Ballet Body" and subtitled "5 'Feel-Good' Workouts." Jennifer and the new […]
In This Issue: Rooted in Respect: W&L and Civility; Interning 9 to 5: Putting Students to Work in the Washington and New York Spring Term Programs
Rodney A. Smolla, dean and Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr. Professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been named president of Furman University in Greenville, S.C. Smolla will assume his new position on July 1, 2010.
Washington and Lee University's Community Grants Committee has made its first round of grants to non-profit organizations in the Lexington/Rockbridge community, awarding grants to 13 different organizations.
Gerry Lenfest, Washington and Lee alumnus and benefactor, was the recipient Saturday of the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from The Pennsylvania Society, a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1899. Lenfest, '53, '55L, was recognized at the 111th annual dinner of The Pennsylvania Society at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. He joins an impressive […]
Four Washington and Lee University students were selected to participate in a free, 10-day trip to Israel during their December break through Taglit-Birthright Israel. This is the seventh year that W&L Hillel is participating in this program.
With a modest grant from Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality, Robert Humston, assistant professor of biology at W&L, hopes to enlist the help of Rockbridge County landowners to fight pollution in Hays Creek.
Crighton Allen, a junior at Washington and Lee from Thomasville, Ga., participated in the Shepherd Alliance Summer Internship Program this past summer when he worked with the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C. What Crighton saw during his time in D.C. made him wonder about the way the system worked. So he wrote about his […]
In its first attempt at earning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for a campus building project, Washington and Lee University has made significant strides with its Newcomb Hall preservation project , especially with its related construction waste management plan.
he U.S. General Accounting Office has released a report examining processes and outcomes in the Federal Black Lung Benefits program and cites The Black Lung Clinic at Washington and Lee University School of Law as a prominent provider of legal services for those seeking federal benefits.
According to a post on his blog, "The Georgian Revival," Wright Marshall had intended to become either an investment banker or a lawyer when he entered Washington and Lee in 1991. But today Wright is an advertisement for the value of a liberal arts education. Although he majored in business administration at W&L, Wright said […]
Washington and Lee University politics professor Robin LeBlanc explores the masculine dynamic in Japanese politics in her new book, The Art of The Gut: Manhood, Power, and Ethics in Japanese Politics.
In a first for Washington and Lee University, the University Chorus performed three new choral works composed by three senior music majors during the 2009 Holiday Concerts.
Anyone from Western Pennsylvania or even anyone who has spent some time traveling through Pittsburgh over the last two decades has probably seen and heard a Washington and Lee alumnus who has become a fixture on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh's CBS affiliate. Dave Crawley of the Class of 1969 celebrated two decades with the station in April […]
Washington and Lee's Career Services has a Facebook fan page that keeps students (and others) up to date on the various opportunities that the office has. Become a fan. And while you're on the page, check out the new Career Services blog. Speaking of Career Services, Beverly Lorig, the director, offered interesting observations about job […]
W&L students Alex Shabo and Greg Lennon will be recognized at the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) monthly reception on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 2-4 p.m. in the Elrod Commons Living Room.
If you missed them on C-SPAN television, there are two videos with Washington and Lee connections currently available from the C-SPAN Video Library. A recent installment of the C-SPAN weekly series, The Communicators, features an interview with Meredith Attwell Baker, the 1990 Washington and Lee alumna who is the newly appointed Commissioner to the Federal […]
Back in November Stephen R. Chance of the Class of 1989 and his family stopped by Lexington on their way back to Atlanta from Philadelphia. Stephen decided to show his family around his alma mater. As he walked across the footbridge, he spotted a banner for St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital from the University's group […]
The Washington and Lee University Habitat for Humanity chapter has been selected as one of the 2009-2010 State Farm Insurance Companies $5,000 Matching Grant recipients.
Washington and Lee University President Kenneth P. Ruscio is among 82 college and university presidents and chancellors who have joined a new Presidents' Trust formed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to make the case for liberal education and its value in today's world.
If you're looking for the latest news of Washington and Lee's alumni chapters, there's a great new on-line resource available. The Alumni Association's blog features a comprehensive calendar of chapter events plus links tothe individual blogs being maintained by 16 different alumni chapters. Be sure to have a look. Chances are you'll find a W&L […]
Anthony Cardona and Emmy Mathews, juniors at Washington and Lee University, are winners in the $10,000 Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC ) / Norfolk Southern Scholarship Program competition.
Washington and Lee University journalism professor Indira Somani spent her Thanksgiving vacation on assignment in Washington, D.C., where she covered the historic state visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Only moments before the network TV cameras went live from Eisenhower Hall at West Point for President Obama's speech on Afghanistan last night, a Washington and Lee alumnus stood at the podium where the president would stand and addressed the Corps of Cadets and gathered dignitaries. Col. James T. (Ty) Seidule, a 1984 W&L history […]
Anna Schleunes, a 1991 Washington and Lee alumna and currently assistant city attorney for the city of Charlotte, N.C., is one of only 54 individuals from around the nation to be awarded a prestigious German Marshall Fund’s Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) for 2010. Anna, a politics major at W&L and a member of Chi Omega, […]
Christopher Bruner, associate professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been named the winner of the Association of American Law Schools 2010 Scholarly Papers Competition.
Lesley Wheeler, professor and head of the English department at Washington and Lee, has been honored by Barrow Street Press, a small, poetry-only press in New York City with a high reputation among poets. Lesley's manuscript Heterotopia was named the winner of the 2009 Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize. Contemporary American poet David Wojahn, who […]
It's been a little more than 20 years ago now that Todd Smith was killed in South America, apparently by cocaine traffickers. And it's been a little more than 26 years ago that Todd graduated from Washington and Lee after majoring in English and serving as co-editor of the Ring-tum Phi. But a column in […]
Shawn Boyer, a 1997 graduate of Washington and Lee's School of Law, says that "…you can never let your mind go to, ‘What if it doesn’t work?’” And Shawn certainly put that maxim in motion, creating SnagAJob.com in August 1999 and then riding the roller-coaster of good dot-com times and bad to that point that […]
Dr. S. Todd Lowry, professor emeritus of economics at Washington and Lee University, delivered a paper at the international Workshop on Mathematical Economics at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 15.
Here's some recent news about two Washington and Lee poets: First, today's Poem of the Day on Poetry Daily is "Shades" by R.T. Smith, editor of Shenandoah and writer-in-residence at W&L. The poem was originally published in the Sewanee Review, and you can read it here. Meanwhile, the blog, Savvy Verse & Wit, has an […]
